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William Thornton 1820 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire

Death Date: 18 May 1859

Death Location: Woodmuir, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Peter Thornton

Mother: Catherine Waddell

Spouse(s): JEAN STARK

Children(s): Peter Thornton, Thomas Thornton, James Thornton, Margaret Thornton, William Thornton, Catherine Thornton, Jane Thornton

The birth of William Thornton took place in 1820 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, to Peter Thornton and Catherine Waddell. William Thornton married JEAN Jane STARK, and together they had Peter Thornton, Thomas Thornton, James Thornton, Margaret Thornton, William Thornton, Catherine Thornton and Jane Thornton. William Thornton's death occurred in 1859 in Woodmuir, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Parents

Peter Thornton
1791 – 1862
Birth Location: Croftfoot, West Lothian, Scotland
PT
Catherine Waddell
1791 – 1867
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
CW

Spouses(s)

JEAN STARK
1825 – 1876
Birth Location: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
JS

Children(s)

Peter Thornton
1846 –
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire
PT
Thomas Thornton
1848 – 1906
Birth Location: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
TT
James Thornton
1850 –
Birth Location: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
JT
Margaret Thornton
1852 –
Birth Location: West Calder, Edinburghshire
MT
William Thornton
1854 –
Birth Location: West Calder, Edinburghshire
WT
Catherine Thornton
1857 –
Birth Location: West Calder, Edinburghshire
CT
Jane Thornton
1858 –
Birth Location: West Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1820
    Event Place: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: May 1859
    Event Place: Whitburn Churchyard, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 May 1859
    Event Place: Woodmuir, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Garbels, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census
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